Wisconsin State Fair has sharks, puppets and cream puffs

The Wisconsin State Fair is 11 days of entertainment and activities for all ages. The summer festival will have music and comedy shows including Jeff Dunham (Thursday), The Band Perry (Aug. 6), Barenaked Ladies (Aug. 10) and Victoria Justice (Aug. 9); cream puffs (the pastry treat has been a part of the fair since it began in 1924); a live shark exhibit; amusement rides; and the National Clydesdale Show (the Budweiser Clydesdales will not be in attendance).

Why go: There's no place we can think of where you can have a variety of food-on-a-stick, and then go to a gadget and gizmo expo.